The bacterium produces a particular protein that allows it to sneak past the human immune …

No deaths had previously been associated with the muscle-wasting treatment Zolgensma. ABOVE:© ISTOCK.COM, HOHL The drug …

A first-of-its-kind gene therapy dramatically reduced misfolded protein levels in some clinical trial participants for …

The biotech company Verve Therapeutics launched the study with the aim of using base editing …

Thanks to continued weekly medications, a 16-month-old girl shows no symptoms of a severe genetic …

Nine people with spinal injuries walked again after electrical stimulation, allowing researchers to pinpoint neurons …

The discovery of gene variants in cases of hereditary spastic dysplasia could provide a diagnosis …

Mechanically sensitive gut cells similar to touch sensors in the skin allow the intestine to …

The discovery could one day lead to the development of better antinausea medications. ABOVE:Staphylococcus aureus© …

After injecting moderate doses of the dissociative anesthetic into the animals, previously “awake” brain cells …

After injecting moderate doses of the dissociative anesthetic into the animals, previously “awake” brain cells …

Small charges carried by individual insects can add up, a study finds, with larger swarms …

People with more carboxylic acids in their body odor are more attractive to mosquitoes, a …

One of the most common consequences of cytotoxic cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, …

Humans are still evolving new genes, according to a study published in Cell Reports on December 20. …

Genes involved in immune system function have atypical expression patterns in the brains of people …

Scientists have developed a new line of stem cells—all derived from the same person—that can …

As they age, mammalian cells accrue distinct epigenetic signatures—for example, variations in DNA methylation patterns. Yet …

Today, the cause of sickle cell disease is well understood to be a point mutation …